Sophie had a very specific request. She not only wanted to be a WITCH but she came to me with a design in hand and said (her words) "No ruffles. No sparkles. No frills!" She explained that she didn't want any pretty details or fancy fabrics... that she just wanted a plain ol' witch.

I headed out to our local fabric store to find the plainest black jersey I could find and resisted my urges to embellish. After all, this was her Halloween costume and I had to respect her wishes. She was really happy with the outcome... and so am I! :)

These are from the Halloween party at her school yesterday...

And the costume parade. Happy Sophie = Success!

When I approached Sydney about her Halloween costume, it was a totally different story. She said she wanted to be Tinkerbell. The rest of the conversation went something like this:

Me: "Do you want ruffles?"Sydney: "YES!"Me: "Do you want sparkles?"Sydney: "YESSS!"Me: "Do you want frills?"Sydney: "Uhm. What are frills?"Me: "Well, ya know, like lots of extra special things to make the costume extra pretty..."Sydney: "YESSSSSSS!"

So here's what I came up with: (excuse the dead flowers... although right now they kinda fit the Haunted House mood! haha)

Sydney is thrilled with her costume! (SUCCESS x 2!)

And before you ask, nope, I didn't make the wings (although I have made some before). These are old wings I bought at Gymbo several years back.

Sparkly fairy shoes from Target...

Now off to get ready for trick-or-treating. I'll probably post more pics tomorrow. But I'll definitely be blog-surfing to see what you all are doing! Feel free to post a link in the comments section if you have something extra special you'd like to share! I LOVE HALLOWEEN!

Addendum...Feeling a tad lazy and sugar-logged on this Sunday afternoon so rather than writing a whole new blog post, I'll just add the trick-or-treating pics down here...

LOVE this one!

After a couple of houses, I lost my precious natural light so this is the only good one I got of the actual trick-or-treating action...

i know that i've mentioned this before (along the lines of my toddler thinking your little girl was princess jasmine), but i will say it again (and i know as a mom myself, you never tire of hearing it)...your daughter is beautiful. just gorgeous. and i would love to trade hair with sophie!

Patty, I am so thrilled with the way my little Emma's witch pattern turned out! I used your "Emma" pattern, and I have to say, it was so easy! Not to mention darling! Thanks so much:). Looks like you had a great Halloween also. Your girls are darling! Have a great day~Paige

Your girls are just gorgeous! They look like they adore those fabulous costumes, too ;o) I only managed to make costumes for 2 of my 5, which kinda disappointed the teenager, but the boys didn't care at all ;o)

Oooh - I'm working on a Frida right now because my kindergartener requested it for school. Only problem is that it has to be khaki, black, or navy, per uniform standards. But they never said no ruffles or frills or special details lol! I just feel so wrong cutting that fun pattern out of one single, solid fabric...

Patty Young

I am a lover of all things pretty and colorful. I have several fabric collections through Riley Blake, Michael Miller and Jo-Ann Fabrics. I am also a published author with C&T Publishing, with 3 sewing books and 2 coloring books. And lastly, I am the owner of MODKID, LLC which specializes in high-quality boutique-style sewing patterns. Welcome to my blog!